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(NewsUSA) - Toys for Tots is more than a Christmastime charity - thanks to a new partnership between the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation and Good360.Toys for Tots, the 74-year national charitable program run by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, is launching a DoGoodNow campaign to bring toys, books, and games to families in need … Continued
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\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.
\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.
The second global war, also known as Second World War (WW2), occurred in 1939 and did not end till 1945. It is considered the world’s deadliest conflict in human history that claimed lives of millions of people upon political and military disagreements. The two opposing military alliances called Axis and Allies consisted of different nations. The main leaders involved in these alliances were Britain, United States, Soviet Union and Republic of China which represented Allies. Axis included Japan, Nazi Germany and Kingdom of Italy. Besides these numerous nations were involved one way or another investing their economic, industrial, military resources to the war at the global scale. The result was genocide of millions, remembered as the ugliest episodes of inhumanity in the history of mankind. The Holocaust of Jews in Nazi Germany and atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ordered by United States claimed lives of millions of innocent civilians.
To stage a war at such a large scale requires equally huge manpower to sustain it. America always managed to stay at the center of conflicts throughout the centuries. Thus, World War II was no different occurrence for America as it ordered troops to join Allies against the Axis. African Americans’ involvement in the world wars also plays an instrumental role because they were drafted in the military at a huge scale. In spite of that hypocrisy of U.S military was quite evident as they segregated black soldiers. Moreover, they were not treated equally, giving way to racial conflicts. The African American soldiers were kept at a far distance from whites at church services, canteens, in transportation and parades.
Over twelve-hundred thousand African Americans in WW2 were sent overseas. It was observed that most black soldiers were appointed the task of serving as truck drivers and as stevedores during the war. As mentioned earlier the military maintained a racially segregated force, declaring black soldiers unfit for the combat. Therefore, they were kept from fighting in
The Marine Corps has removed a two-star general from command of Marine forces in Europe and Africa following allegations that he used a racial slur while speaking with subordinates, the Marine Corps said Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Stephen M. Neary was relieved “due to a loss of trust and confidence in his ability to serve in...
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By Julianne Malveaux I was frightened of monsters when I was a child. Not so sure why, but my brother, who loved to plague me, used to tell me they were lurking under my bed. I shook, and I shivered, and I cried for fear that one of those dreaded monsters would rise from under […]
Signal has become the most downloaded messaging app in Hong Kong after Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on the city that stirred fears of curbs on civil liberties.
Solidarity with the Palestinians has shifted online and gone global, a virtual Arab street that has the potential to have a wider impact than the ones in Middle Eastern cities.
Parliament is pushing for the speedy construction of the Sh1.2 billion drug abuse rehabilitation facility in Mombasa County.
Julius Bradley's family was presented with his Congressional Gold Medal and certificates of recognition for his service to the country as a Montford Point Marine during War War II. He died in 1991. The Bradley family is seen here with 95-year-old Montford Point Marine George McIvory. RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG - Julius […]
A giant vaccination center is opening in Houston to administer 126,000 coronavirus doses in the next three weeks. Nevada health officials are working overtime to distribute delayed shots. And Rhode Island is rescheduling appointments after a vaccine shipment failed to arrive as scheduled earlier in the week. From coast to coast, states were scrambling Tuesday […]
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The team at Downsound Entertainment (DSE) redoubled its efforts to alleviate the tough conditions faced by so many families and the elderly across the island due to COVID-19 through the distribution of care packages containing fresh produce, poultry, and canned goods.
With May being Child Month, the packages also included books, toys, and clothes for the children as part of the company's latest effort, which benefited some 718 families in Montego Bay and St Catherine who received care packages .
Over the past week, in addition to the 718 care packages delivered to families in Montego Bay and St Catherine, DSE donated toys and books to over 300 children.
To help celebrate Mother's Day the DSE team recognised three special mothers with a presentation of Mother's Day gift boxes with food, clothing, books, and toys.
The DSE care package initiative began on April 1, 2020 when the team visited farmers in St Elizabeth and Trelawny to purchase ground provisions, and teamed up with Grace Foods, Pepsi, and Stylo G to distribute packages to families and individuals in need across Kingston and St Andrew.
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If the shelves at your home that you’ve been staring at (since stay-at-home orders were put in place) are a bit bare, Rolls Royce has you covered.
If you’re not part of the rare one percent, you likely can’t afford one of the cars part of the luxurious Rolls Royce fleet– especially because the cheapest will set you back around $300,000.
The 1:8 Rolls-Royce Cullinan can be yours, for just $17,000.
This process can take up to 450 hours – over half of the time required to build a full-sized Cullinan at the Home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, West Sussex.”
The mini Cullinan comes equipped with working lights, 40,000 exterior paint choices, a perfectly replicated engine, and the buttery leather you’d expect from the Rolls brand.
By HOLLY SKLAR American Forum Every day in these hard times, grocery workers and delivery drivers, health care aides and cleaning staff, childcare workers and fast food cooks, go to work for $7.25 [...]
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www.fox.com By Nate Day | Fox News 50 Cent has changed his mind. Last week, the 45-year-old rapper made headlines when he encouraged fans to vote in favor of Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election. The suggestion came when 50 Cent - born Curtis Jackson - saw a news broadcast stating that some New York City residents will be taxed […]
By Nicholas Ibarra On Thursday Sept. 2, Roberts Family Development Center will be holding the first Guardians Gather event. The event “calls to action” fathers, male mentors, and role models […]
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PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says there are signs that the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector can provide employment for individuals who have lost their jobs in the tourism industry.The prime minister raised the issue yesterday while touring St Ann North Eastern where hundreds of jobs have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. His tour included a stop at the Ibex BPO plant in Ocho Rios.
[Nation] Learning is yet to resume in three primary schools in Garbatulla, Isiolo County, due to insecurity, which has already claimed three lives in the past one month.
Founded in 1871, Alcorn State University is the oldest historically black land-grant institution in the United States and the second oldest state supported institution in the state of Mississippi. The college is located outside of Lorman in Claiborne County. Alcorn was founded in vacated Oakland College, a school for white students that was closed during the Civil War. The campus was purchased by the state of Mississippi in 1871 and opened as Alcorn University after then-governor of Mississippi, James L. Alcorn (1816-1894). It was the first black land-grant institution to receive federal funding under the 1862 Morrill Act.
Hiram R. Revels (1827-1901) served as the school’s first president, resigning his seat as the first black U.S. senator so that he could assume the university post. The school became Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1878, initially serving only black males until women were enrolled in 1895. Levi J. Rowan (1871-1934), an 1893 Alcorn graduate, became the first alumnus to serve as president of his alma mater in 1905. Among Alcorn’s notable alumni is Medgar Evers (1925-1963), the first field secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP, founded 1909) who was assassinated outside his home in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1963.
The late 1950s and early 1960s saw a period of campus unrest across the country, and the Alcorn campus was no exception. In March 1957, Clennon King (1920-2000), an African American minister and Alcorn history instructor, incited student anger by publishing a series of articles in the Jackson State Times, a white Mississippi newspaper known as a segregationist publication. The articles associated the NAACP with communism, criticized Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (1908-1972), and included photos of Alcorn students. Students responded by boycotting King’s classes and demanding his dismissal from the university. The boycott spread to other classes and, by the end of the year, resulted in the firing of the university
LGBTQ advocates say they feel \"horrified\" after two Black trans women were killed this week, putting this year on track to surpass 2017's record.
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Restaurants can now open for sit-down meals, the government's employees' relief scheme is set to be extended, but alcohol remains banned.
If you own a business, then you might still be adjusting to growing and managing it from home.
With this in mind, let’s talk about how to keep your business alive from home right now.
Whether your business is mostly online these days or you still have a brick and mortar, making sure that you have a constant online presence while at home right now is going to be a great way to keep your business going for however long the pandemic is supposed to last.
One thing that you might not have anticipated when being forced to run your business from home is having to keep to a schedule.
Keeping your business alive at home right now isn’t easy – but with the right tools, you can pull it off without too much trouble.
While affluent whites were using legal devices to avoid recruitment for the Vietnam War as well as fleeing to Canada and obtaining college deferments, Dan Bullock, an African-American, who quit school in the seventh grade volunteered. By doing so, he became the youngest American serviceman, at the age of 15 to be killed in action...
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Jesse Brown, wounded veteran and government official, was born on March 27, 1944 to Lucille Brown in Detroit, Michigan. His single-parent mother raised him in Chicago. Brown first attended Roosevelt University in Chicago and later graduated from Kennedy- King College in that same city.
In 1963, Brown enlisted into the United States Marine Corps. During the Vietnam War, he was seriously wounded while patrolling near DaNang. The injury left his right arm completely paralyzed. For his sacrifice, Brown received the Purple Heart and an honorable discharge.
In 1967, Brown found employment at the Chicago Bureau of the Disabled American’s Veterans (DAV). Six years later in 1973, Brown had been promoted to supervisor of the appeals office for the DAV headquarters in Washington, D.C. Within ten years, Brown became headquarters manager. In 1988, he became the DAV’s first African American executive director. In this position, he often testified on veteran health issues before Congress. He challenged Congress’s efforts to decrease veteran’s benefits and criticized the deterioration of the veteran’s hospital system. While at the agency, he also created the system for health officials to diagnose and treat post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and physical side effects of Agent Orange.
In January 1993, President Bill Clinton nominated Brown to the position of Secretary of Veteran Affairs. After Congressional hearings and confirmation, Brown took over this position in early 1993. His agency contained 260,000 employees and he oversaw a budget of over $34.3 billion dollars. During his tenure, he reengineered the healthcare system, created more healthcare services for female veterans, and developed resources for homeless veterans. Although Brown resigned from his position in 1997, government officials and veterans praised his advocacy for veterans. Brown’s commitment and dedication to improving the lives of veterans earned him the prestigious Presidential Unsung Hero Award by LIFE in 2000 and the Outstanding
[Monitor] By Arthur Arnold Wadero
